The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-05
SCRAPS BY THE MAIL.

1t looks as if the idea of the Prince of /
Wales to found an Imperial Institute IN /
commemoration of the Queens Jubilee is |
likely to fall through. Money is not forth |
coming, and the Royal Colonial Institute
is openly opposed to it. Mr.. Labouchere's
dispatch to the New York " World" states |
that the organizing committee have not
dared to publish the amount so far sub
scribed Among institutions to which the
Prince of Wales sent urgent personal APP
peals was the London Stock Exchange. A
bulletin to the effect that letter had been
received from the Prince asking for sub
scriptions was posted up in conspicuous
place. Very little attention was given to
it, and it was at last withdrawn and the
following notice stuck up in its stead: lin
compliance with the urgent wishes ex-
pressed by the Chairman and Stewards OF
the benevolent fund, the subscription list
| of the Imperial Institute is withdrawn for
few days" This is a most unusual pro-
! ceedipg, but its significance is well under
| stood. The members of the Stock Ex-
/ change did not respond, and there was
nothing left to do but to retreat in the best
| order possible.
There was a fight in Burmah March 9th
! between a British force and the rebels. The
latter were defeated loss, twenty-five
men.
There is an enormous concentration OF
troops in Southern and Western Russia.
Revolutionary bands, led by Russian Off
GERS are reported at various points in Bull
garia.
Chamberlain told Gladstone that if he did
not surrender to his views, he Chamber
lain) would throw up the whole thing and
go in for coercion. To which the Grand
Old Man" replied that he might do his
worst Chamberlain since then arranged
for series of strong Unionist speeches be-
fore again taking his seat in Parliament.
The Imperial Parliament is fast degener-
ating into rowdy assemblage. 1t is thus
described by a member: The temper of
Parliament is growing fercer every hour.
Smith winds up every night with a strong
attack on the Parnellites for obstructing
the public business, amid wild yells from
the Tories and scenes of fierce excitement.
The Parnellites remain good-humored and
bland, but merciessly dog every step of
the Government, compelling the acceptance
of some amendments and keeping the pro-
gress OF business at a pace slower than that
of snail. The Irish members are not al
lowed to leave the House even for dinner.
The final result is that Parliament alter
mates between fierce outbursts of rage and
respondent submission.
The prospects for the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal are favorable.
The British Government has agreed to
pay Mr.. Brennan, an Australian, t110,OO0
for his torpedo invention, and IA salary of
81 800 year for five years.
General Boulanger recently said to a
friend OF LabOuchere: Lord Salisbury is
a very nasty enemy. He seeks and finds
opportunities to injure France and tries to
ruin her. The utmost forbearance is re-
quired on our side not to let ourselves be
dragged by him into quarrel with Eng
land"
The Pope is an old acquaintance of
Queen Victoria, and this year is the fiji
tieth anniversary of his ordination as a
priest. There is to be an exchange of let
ters and presents between the Vatican and
the Court of st. James, which on one side
will consist of a sumptuous mosaic, and on
the other of valuable mssal. Few peO-
pie are aware that the Holy Father and
Her Majesty are personally acquainted.
They first met at Brussels. Leo XIII was
Nuncio, and at great banquet given by
the King in honor of his royal visitor,
Monsignor Pecci, as Dean of the Corps
Diplomatique, sat by her side and entered
into long and animated conversation with
) I her. Later on he came over to London
and there had an audience with the Queen.
The Pope often speaks of these interviews,
which are certainly the only instances OF
such meeting since the reformation.
De Lesseps' feeler in regard to neutraliz-
ing the Suez Canal is amicably but evasive-
Iy received, Bismarck limiting that Ger
many will agree to any arrangement of the
, most interested Powers, England and
France
| Dr. Kovaleffski, Russian doctor, tells
frightful stories of the number of lunatics
in his country. There is room for only
10, 900 in the asylums, and they are brutally
treated About 90, 900 roam about at large
without'any care. They are to be met on
all the country roads, and they revenge i'll
, usage by manning little children.
The London War Office has ordered three
thousand Canadian horses for artillery
j trains.
: Accident to Officer Hopkins.